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Reflection and Refraction

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reflection is when light...

a)

Bends

b)

Bounces

c)

Absorbs

d)

transmits

2.

Refraction is when light...

a)

Bounces

b)

Transmits

c)

Bends

d)

Absorbs

3.

What do we call a material that light can travel through?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

medium

d)

pathway

4.

Light traveling through the air moves in a straight line. An object viewed through water looks different because light rays that travel through water are –

a)

bent.

b)

bounced.

c)

reflected.

d)

absorbed.

5.

What is the angle of reflection equal to?

a)

The angle of refraction

b)

The angle of incidence

c)

The angle of absorption

d)

The angle of light

6.
According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror
a)
continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
b)
moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
c)
bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
d)
bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.
7.

Glass has a _____________ density than air.

a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)

Smaller

d)
Impossible to say
8.

A light ray is incident from water to air. Which of the refracted rays is correct?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

A ray of light travels from air into a glass block.


Which diagram correctly shows the path of the ray through the glass block?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

The line 90 degress through the refracting or reflecting surface is called?

a)

Medium

b)

Normal

c)

Incidence

d)

Reflection

11.

A concave mirror

a)

Curves inwards

b)

Curves outwards

c)

Curves sideways

d)

Curves in multiple directions

12.

The angle of reflection is

a)

90 degrees

b)

55 degrees

c)

45 degrees

d)

135 degrees

13.

A convex lens produces a _______ image whereas a concave lens produces a _______ image

a)

Virtual, real

b)

Virtual; diffused

c)

Real; refracted

d)

Real; virtual

14.

The type of lens used in automobile lights is

a)

Single Convex Lens

b)

Double Concave Lens

c)

Double Convex Lens

d)

None of the above

15.

A ………. mirror is used as a head mirror by the doctors to concentrate light on the body parts to be examined.

a)

concave

b)

convex

16.

No matter how far you stand from a spherical mirror, your image appears upright. The mirror may be plane or convex mirror.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

An image in a convex lens will appear...

a)

Upright and larger

b)

Upright and smaller

c)

Inverted and larger

d)

None of the above